The June 9 image has been released, which includes version 7.4.1.1 of all K2 components. This release contains an important change to KeyAccess so that a computer’s host name will be sent to the server instead of its fully qualified DNS name, reversing a change made in 7.4.1. It also fixes a bug that prevented […]

The May 7 image has been released, which includes version 7.4.1 of all K2 components. This release contains various minor bug fixes and functionality improvements. KeyServer 7.4.1 fixes a problem where some product definitions would not be retrieved from PRS. Also new in this release are a JDBC driver for accessing K2 data, and improvements to […]

I think it was sometime in the spring of 2006 that a seemingly unremarkable decision happened in a committee meeting that destined a small group of us to forever change the way that Software Asset Managers do their jobs. The meeting was the development group for the ISO/IEC 19770-2 SWID (software identification) standard. It was […]

The April 4 image has been released, which includes version 7.4.0.8 of all K2 components. This release contains various minor bug fixes and functionality improvements. KeyServer 7.4.0.8 fixes a potential crash during data export, and KeyConfigure fixes a potential crash when running certain reports. For full details on all changes and bug fixes, visit the […]

Stata for Mac is frequently managed by K2. With the release of KeyAccess 7.4.0.7, the way that the Stata program is identified has been changed, to allow distinct entries for different editions of Stata. If the Product Recognition Service (PRS) is enabled within K2, standard definitions for Stata have automatically been updated. If however, PRS […]

Sassafras K2 Master Administrator One-day Intensive Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 8:30 – 4:30 Wright State University (The day before Labman 2017) You can learn how to obtain greater value from Sassafras K2 (“KeyServer”), and make yourself more valuable to your organization. Sassafras Software is offering a one-day, hands-on, interactive, discussion based training class the day […]

The February 28 image has been released, which includes version 7.4.0.7 of all K2 components. This release contains many bug fixes and functionality improvements. KeyAccess 7.4.0.7 for Mac has a new special case to distinguish between different editions of Stata – be sure you are using standard definitions from PRS, or update your own definitions […]

The December 10 image has been released, which includes version 7.4.0.6 of all K2 components. This release contains many minor bug fixes and functionality improvements. KeyAccess 7.4.0.6 for Mac fixes a 7.4.0.2 – 7.4.0.5 bug where KeyAccess was slow to log in to KeyServer after a user logged in to the OS. This could block […]

The November 2 image has been released, which includes version 7.4.0.5 of all K2 components. This release fixes a 7.4.0.3 – 7.4.0.4 KeyAccess bug where AutoCAD is identified in an unexpected way. We have also fixed bugs where KeyServer could crash or consume high cpu. Many minor bugs fixes and functionality improvements have also been […]

The collection and analysis of software license entitlement data in software purchase records is essential to Software Asset Management best practices around compliance analysis and overspend reporting for cost reduction efforts. It is not possible for a software asset manager to complete the full disposition of their duties without comparing software procurement levels to deployment, consumption, […]